Can u remember the first time when we felt God's presence. The first time he answered our prayers. The first time we see things in a different prespective. The first time we felt calm knowing that He is on our side...
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Where do we stand today? How is that flame kept alive, or has it been put out by the devil's extinguisher?
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Jeremiah 2:2 - I remember the devotion of your youth, how as a bride you loved me and followed me through the desert, through a land not sown.
v5 - What fault did you fathers find in me, that they strayed so far from me?
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I know that we are suppose to grow, cos we are constantly fed by spiritual food...but sometimes we have expectations on where we intend to grow up to. But when it comes to that point, do we really feel like we are really that spiritually mature?
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Its been clearly shown of how the people of the past were. Its no different today. We see many back-sliders, many cases of incidents that put leaders to shame, the sudden feeling that u think church isn't all that great after all bcos we are so judgemental in how we think. Oh look, its the offering bag, I wonder where the money goes to. Sending it to the poor children in Africa, or funding that multi-million dollar church building. In the wake of trying to expand, we need a bigger church area, therefore new building, therefore need money. We lose that confidence in churches because we tend to think, how could God let such a thing like that happen?
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Its not the 1st time we hear about straying away. We have Abram, Saul, David, Samson, Moses, Judas, Peter all had their part in straying away even for the slightest moment. So its not a big deal to realise when we have strayed away, but its a big deal when we don't deal with it. I noe how I was last year, and I also noe how I am this year in terms of devotion, acknowledgement and obedience to God. Saul went further away from God and eventually commited suicide (caused his son Jonathan to die as well...issshhh..) Abram returned to the Lord. So who do we want to be? Saul or Abram?
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If we see a friend begin to stray away, bring him back. Bring him back to the point where he 1st experienced God. Bring him back to the place where he could just place everything in His hands and trust him. Bring him back to where he could rely on God and not his own strength. Bring him back to the path which God has set for him and let His will be done. Don't conform to listening to the worldly matters that drags us away from Him, instead realise that the relationship you have with God is only between you and God that external factors are to be cut off...
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What do u want Jesus to say when we reach heaven? Away from me as I don't know you, or well done my good and faithful servant? :)
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hungry...ciaoz
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Where do we stand today? How is that flame kept alive, or has it been put out by the devil's extinguisher?
.
Jeremiah 2:2 - I remember the devotion of your youth, how as a bride you loved me and followed me through the desert, through a land not sown.
v5 - What fault did you fathers find in me, that they strayed so far from me?
.
.
I know that we are suppose to grow, cos we are constantly fed by spiritual food...but sometimes we have expectations on where we intend to grow up to. But when it comes to that point, do we really feel like we are really that spiritually mature?
.
.
Its been clearly shown of how the people of the past were. Its no different today. We see many back-sliders, many cases of incidents that put leaders to shame, the sudden feeling that u think church isn't all that great after all bcos we are so judgemental in how we think. Oh look, its the offering bag, I wonder where the money goes to. Sending it to the poor children in Africa, or funding that multi-million dollar church building. In the wake of trying to expand, we need a bigger church area, therefore new building, therefore need money. We lose that confidence in churches because we tend to think, how could God let such a thing like that happen?
.
.
Its not the 1st time we hear about straying away. We have Abram, Saul, David, Samson, Moses, Judas, Peter all had their part in straying away even for the slightest moment. So its not a big deal to realise when we have strayed away, but its a big deal when we don't deal with it. I noe how I was last year, and I also noe how I am this year in terms of devotion, acknowledgement and obedience to God. Saul went further away from God and eventually commited suicide (caused his son Jonathan to die as well...issshhh..) Abram returned to the Lord. So who do we want to be? Saul or Abram?
.
If we see a friend begin to stray away, bring him back. Bring him back to the point where he 1st experienced God. Bring him back to the place where he could just place everything in His hands and trust him. Bring him back to where he could rely on God and not his own strength. Bring him back to the path which God has set for him and let His will be done. Don't conform to listening to the worldly matters that drags us away from Him, instead realise that the relationship you have with God is only between you and God that external factors are to be cut off...
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What do u want Jesus to say when we reach heaven? Away from me as I don't know you, or well done my good and faithful servant? :)
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hungry...ciaoz
